Five-star quarterback Malachi Nelson, the No. 3-ranked prospect in the ESPN Junior 300 for the class of 2023, decommitted from Oklahoma on Sunday night, one of four commitments the Sooners lost in the hours following the news that Lincoln Riley had accepted the head-coaching job at USC.
Nelson, out of Los Alamitos High School in California, committed to Oklahoma in July but wrote on Twitter that he was decommitting "in light of the recent events and changes."
Gods Plan... pic.twitter.com/KyYllmP0f7
— u2728Malachi Nelsonu2728 (@MalachiNelson9) November 29, 2021
Riley had been instrumental in Nelson's recruitment and a big part of why he chose the Sooners in the first place.